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Re: Chinese Democracy now $1.99
Lasts week's sales and snarky comment courtesy of Metalsucks.net
48 GUNS ‘N ROSES – CHINESE DEMOCRACY
Last week: 1,891
Cume: 628,920Yet again, a rise from last week (20%). Conclusion: $1.99 is a good price point for this album.
Re: Chinese Democracy now $1.99
Lasts week's sales and snarky comment courtesy of Metalsucks.net
Metalsucks wrote:48 GUNS ‘N ROSES – CHINESE DEMOCRACY
Last week: 1,891
Cume: 628,920Yet again, a rise from last week (20%). Conclusion: $1.99 is a good price point for this album.
Which is a stupid comment, because if it was a sucky album, people who were curious would just download it illegally, and get it for free.
If people are paying for it, and it keeps going up, it shows it's liked and people do want it, even if it is diehards re-buying it. Sales are sales.
I think it's a telling, sad sign, that had the album been majorly pimped, it would've probably went double plat on interest in Axl alone.
The damn thing went instant-Gold with absolutely no promotion in the U.S. at all.
Re: Chinese Democracy now $1.99
It ranked #48 on Nielsen Soundscan, i'm thinking particularly for rock albums, because they listed several other rock acts higher than it, like another Shinedown re-release, the new Poison hits set, and Sixx:AM's new album was #1.
So it was 48th among all rock albums, and it's sales are continuing to rise. Tbh, 48th among all rock albums - sucks.
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Re: Chinese Democracy now $1.99
James Lofton wrote:Naltav wrote:If he went indie, it's just a matter of setting up a simple online store package your album(s) in multiple ways with extra stuff.
Oh really? They still haven't done that and it's been years. Simple my ass. Simple for other bands yes, but not GNR.
My point still stands.
Wasn't there something with MLB that has prevented the launch of a fully functioning website? Some will prolly cry "excuses, ecxuses!!". I tend to believe there's something to it.
When truly independent, setting things up like I described IS EASY!
When music is ready for release, Axl could just tell DJ or Jarmo (or both) "This and that are ready, set that shit up and pimp the fuck out of it!!
Axl's people made the decision about the outsourcing of their own website, so I don't see why they wouldn't make the same amount of stupid mistakes going 'independent'. They'd better with a major label, without it, their unprofessional behaviour would destroy the remaining pieces of the band and its success.
